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Comedian John Oliver’s end-of-year video obscenely summed up most folks’ sentiments: “This has been a really shitty year.” But it’s worth noting that for some people, like most Syrians, it’s been shitty for years. Suffering, instability and conflicts often ripple out well beyond borders. Our writers reflect on the issues that, at Humanosphere anyway, remind us that we need to pay attention to the entire world community if we want to truly understand.

Did you know? Humanosphere is the only independent, non-profit news site in the U.S. that is solely focused on worldwide efforts to reduce extreme poverty and inequity. Now, more than ever, we need your help.

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Seattle is the epicenter of a global effort to beat back poverty and illness in the poorest corners of the world. We'd like Humanosphere to be your go-to source for news, conversation and analysis about this effort as it unfolds. Your host is Tom Paulson, a reporter with decades of experience covering science, medicine and global health in the US and beyond.

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One way you can help do that is by helping us here at Humanosphere make the worldwide fight against poverty and inequity as newsworthy as a cat video, a car crash or a celebrity in rehab. We are an independent, non-profit news site that gives a damn. We need you to give as well, and here’s how you can!